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Despite the fact that law requires the Air Force to maintain an operational A-10 fleet over this fiscal year, it appears as though the Air Force isn’t playing by the rules.
Last week, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. and Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., sent a letter to Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee... Read more

(April 10) Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., convened a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both chambers of Congress today and backed them with pilots and maintainers in her drive to save the A-10 Thunderbolt from retirement by the Air Force.
“Our most solemn obligation when we send troops into harm’s way... Read more

Washington Report
(April 1, 2014) The troubled F-35 fighter program got some good news this week when a government report said estimated acquisition costs for the most expensive weapons program in history have fallen 3.3 percent in the past year.
The Government Accountability Office’s annual report... Read more

The Scope of the Report
The National Guard and Reserve Equipment Report (NGRER) is a statutory requirement that reflects congressional interest in ensuring a well-equipped and robust reserve component capability within the armed forces.
The NGRER identifies major items of equipment in the reserve-... Read more

Thus far, things have been pretty quiet this year in cyber security, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
The president’s fiscal 2015 budget includes a huge increase to cyber-security operations at the Pentagon, an impressive $5.1 billion in total funding.
Last year, Gen. Keith Alexander, chief... Read more

Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the chief of staff of the Air Force, addressed the future of the Air Force Thursday before a large audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
Welsh spoke on a variety of issues and emphasized the idea for One Air Force. He pointed out... Read more

The Defense Department’s fiscal 2015 budget calls for major cuts to Army National Guard personnel end-strength and a radical restructuring of its aviation assets that threaten to put the Guard back on the shelf as a strategic reserve.
Should Congress go along with the plan, the reductions would... Read more

Washington Report
(March 11, 2014) The Air Force's plan to retire all A-10 Thunderbolt aircraft would impact four Air National Guard wings, but those wings would receive a new flying mission.
Air Force documents released Monday show that the Guard units would not lose positions when the A-10s... Read more

The President of the United States unveiled Tuesday his $495.6 billion Defense Department budget request for fiscal year 2015. Overall, the president’s request includes more than $23.4 billion in base funding for National Guard personnel, operation and maintenance and military construction... Read more

The White House officially delivered its fiscal 2015 budget today, asking for increased taxes on the wealthy and slashing the payments to health providers. The $3.9 trillion budget also plans to raise revenue to repair the nation's roads and bridges.
For the Pentagon’s piece of the pie—$495.6... Read more